Welcome to THE HOT BOX, the Emerald's monthly column where TEDx talker, Ariel Sobel, gets heated about sex, cannabis—and basically anything else that would make your grandma spit up her Ensure Nutrition shake at the table! The winner of the Bluecat Screenplay Competition, Sobel is a grassroots activist against sexual and gender-based violence whose work been highlighted in … [Read more...] about THE HOT BOX: Cannabis Legalization is a Feminist Issue
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Mothers Need MORE: Mothers at Risk for Cannabis Use, and how to Help Them
Written by: Eric Danville California Senator and Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris recently joined forces with U.S. House Judiciary chair, Jerry Nadler, D-NY, to propose the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE). The act would effectively decriminalize cannabis on the federal level by removing it from the Controlled Substance … [Read more...] about Mothers Need MORE: Mothers at Risk for Cannabis Use, and how to Help Them
Weed Nuns
There’s the Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and now, Meet the Sisters of CBD. For a truly challenging way to make a living, try running a medical cannabis farm and mail order business in Merced County, California. The hype about California is that its residents are all loopy, laid-back stoners trying to revive the 1960s. But about half of the state’s … [Read more...] about Weed Nuns
Why Weed for Women
Written by Melissa Hutell and Mica Cruz Weed and women have a long history together. During humankind’s earliest years, men in tribes took the roles of hunters while women typically took on the role of caregivers and herbal healers, using many different plants—including cannabis. One of the first female sociologists, Harriet Martineau—also an activist, author and great … [Read more...] about Why Weed for Women
#BetterTogether: Kyra Reed is Lowering Barriers and Building On and Offline Communities for Women in Business
Three years ago, Kyra Reed launched a movement on social media to empower women in the cannabis industry. Today, the #BetterTogether movement is gaining momentum, and inspiring women across the world to join forces to create a more inclusive industry. The multi-entrepreneur is the force behind the Facebook group Women Empowered in Cannabis (WEiC)—formerly Women … [Read more...] about #BetterTogether: Kyra Reed is Lowering Barriers and Building On and Offline Communities for Women in Business
